A true network observability SaaS platform for live IP video
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John Moulding
| 11 October 2023
4 A true network observability SaaS platform for live IP video

Alvalinks has launched a live IP video network observability suite that goes beyond identifying outcomes, and pinpoints the root cause of outages and errors in a video stream. The company says it is the first true network observability SaaS platform for media.

The new product, Cloudrider, proactively analyses the health of the network. It gathers real-time stats, IP flows, and toolsets to evaluate the broadcast and media network performance. Cloudrider delivers a single pane of glass to simplify and automate troubleshooting for live video delivery over the Internet, “drastically reducing time to resolution and ensuring operational efficiency”.

By comparing packets and bitrate both at source and delivery, Cloudrider can alert video providers to any packet loss, Alvalinks explains. It says this solution provides accurate network intelligence, including information on jitter, latency and minimum optimal buffer for delivery.

Gabriel Kerner, CEO at Alvalinks, explains: “Video providers are under increasing pressure to adapt to rapidly evolving consumer habits, where agility and flexibility are key when creating and making live video content available across the world. This is accelerating a transition to cloud workflows and Internet delivery.

“Until now, there has been no way to continuously observe the network and pinpoint errors, in real-time, with that delivery. We believe this technology changes the game for live video delivery.”

Customers include technology vendors and service providers, who are using Alvalinks to monitor networks for their own customers, as well as multiple large broadcasters worldwide.

Adi Rozenberg, Co-Founder, Alvalinks, comments: “Alvalinks was founded to bridge the gap between networking complexities and the absolute need to leverage live video over the Internet. When dealing with live video, it is simply not sustainable if it takes several weeks to solve errors, as is often the case.

“This is making streaming over the Internet cumbersome and needlessly difficult. We provide the tools to give video providers complete observability and peace of mind, helping them maximise the benefits of live video over the Internet.”